PNB 525 vs. Jazz!
525 vs. Jazz!
After a short break, the match between the two sides officially began.
Inside the Jazz arena, fans arrived early.
The entire stadium was packed with people.
With season tickets officially on sale.
Tickets for all the games between the Clippers and the other teams were sold out well in advance, making them extremely difficult to obtain.
Some die-hard fans are willing to spend a lot of money to buy expensive tickets from scalpers in order to witness Su Hao's wonderful performance up close.
The Jazz players were the first to enter the arena.
As soon as they entered the stadium, they were greeted by the enthusiastic cheers of the home fans.
However, when the Clippers players took to the court, the atmosphere instantly reached a fever pitch.
The deafening cheers and screams rose and fell, and an unsuspecting person might mistakenly think they were at the Clippers' home arena.
The competition is about to begin.
The Jazz's beautiful cheerleaders left the court to make room for the upcoming battle.
Next, the players from both sides took to the field one by one.
The Clippers fielded a strong starting lineup consisting of Curry, Gordon, David Lee, Rasul Butler, and Su Hao.
The Jazz's starting lineup was led by Deron Williams, Brewer, Oubre, Millsap, and O'Connell.
The players from both sides took their positions, ready to begin the match.
Su Hao and O'Connor jumped for the ball.
"Beep!"
The whistle blew.
The two jumped almost at the same time, but faced with an overwhelming advantage.
Su Hao easily tipped the ball into Curry's hands.
Curry dribbled the ball up the court quickly with one hand and, before the players could even get into position, launched a three-pointer from the top of the arc.
The basketball traced a less-than-perfect arc in the air before finally hitting the backboard and bouncing back into the air.
Su Hao dashed forward and grabbed the basketball firmly in his hands above everyone's heads.
Then, from three meters away from the basket, he took a mid-range shot!
The basketball traced a perfect arc in the air and fell straight into the basket.
"Su Hao's mid-range shooting is pretty good! He's got a bit of Michael Jordan in him!" Yang Yi said with a smile.
"If you hadn't said so, I really wouldn't have realized that a 2.4-meter tall center could shoot so gracefully! It's truly a rare sight!" Coach Zhang chimed in.
Actually, Su Hao's outside shooting is an advantage for the Jazz.
Based on their current understanding of Su Hao, he is not a player who excels at outside shooting.
What they didn't know was that Su Hao now had a 90% outside shooting percentage boost.
Williams received a pass from his teammate and quickly advanced into the attacking third.
Faced with Gordon's pursuit and interception, he finally managed to shake off his opponent by using the opponent's cover.
He then got to the basket before David Lee could help defend him.
I want to complete a short throw.
As a result, Su Hao had already positioned himself to provide defensive support and delivered a solid block to him.
The basketball was slapped out of bounds by Su Hao.
The ball still belongs to the Jazz.
The Jazz reorganized their offense.
Williams still had the ball.
This time, he didn't choose to continue driving to the basket. After being blocked by Su Hao, he changed his offensive strategy.
Facing Gordon's close marking, he chose to pass the ball to Millsap at the left corner.
After receiving a pass from Williams, Millsap stepped forward and took a mid-range shot.
David Lee, who was on defense, stretched out his arm in an attempt to interfere, but he was unsuccessful.
Fortunately, the shot did not go in.
Su Hao successfully secured the rebound.
With one hand dribbling, Su Hao quickly advanced the ball to the frontcourt.
Facing Millsap's attempt to block him from the outside, he stepped forward to the free-throw line.
He made another mid-range shot.
Millsap had no time to make any defensive move in the face of Su Hao's sudden attack.
They could only watch helplessly as Su Hao threw the ball out.
The basketball went straight into the basket.
When Su Hao took another mid-range shot, Barkley in the commentary booth couldn't sit still.
"What's wrong with Su Hao? Facing a Jazz team with such a weak interior, he actually chose to shoot from the outside? You have to admit, his outside shooting is comparable to mine!" Barkley said.
"What? Comparable to you? Is your mid-range shooting as accurate as Su Hao's right now? He's already made two shots in a row. Can you do that?" Miller teased Barkley.
Su Hao's consecutive mid-range shots left the Jazz players somewhat bewildered.
In their memory, Su Hao was an inside player.
Shouldn't he usually be in the paint at this point, receiving a pass from his teammate and finishing with a powerful dunk?
How come you've turned into an outside shooter today?
Even their own teammates were puzzled!
Curry watched as Su Hao made consecutive outside shots and began to have doubts.
Normally these are all my chores, so why did Su Hao do them all today?
Just after the Jazz's offense failed, Su Hao grabbed the rebound and advanced the ball.
Curry finally couldn't help but say to Su Hao, "Why didn't you pass me the ball? Shouldn't the normal procedure be for me to dribble up the court?"
Su Hao responded with a smile while dribbling the ball, "I'll give you a day off today. Leave the hard work of dribbling to me!"
After saying that, Su Hao took another shot from the free throw line.
Su Hao didn't care at all about Obre's head-on defense.
He took a beautiful mid-range shot.
The basketball traced a perfect arc through the air, heading straight for the basket. Finally, under everyone's watchful eyes, the basketball landed steadily in the hoop.
The opponents and teammates were stunned as the basketball fell into the hoop.
"What's wrong with Su Hao today? He's really not focusing on the inside anymore. What's with all these consecutive mid-range shots?" Yang Yi asked, puzzled.
"We'll have to see what the reporters ask Su Hao after the game. We might find the answer then!" Su Qun said with a smile.
Faced with Su Hao's consecutive mid-range shots, the Jazz were momentarily at a loss.
Head coach Sloan looked utterly shocked on the sidelines.
Before the game, he was still thinking that Su Hao would score recklessly in his paint.
And for this purpose, many tactics were devised.
However, Su Hao is now deviating from the expected pattern and is actually playing with mid-range shots.
Is this still a center?
"Su Hao, your mid-range shooting is pretty steady! When did you start practicing? Teach me!" David Lee looked at Su Hao with a fawning expression.
"I didn't practice. This is talent, understand?"
Su Hao's answer left his teammates and his teammates looking on incredulously.
Even their teammates didn't expect this.
Su Hao has now surprisingly developed a beautiful mid-range shot.